December 07, 2022
Below are the names and descriptions of the various joint and YUFA committees which currently have vacancies. For each committee, the number of vacancies is indicated along with any course release associated with service. Unless otherwise indicated, all terms of service are for two (2) years, beginning on June 1,...
December 07, 2022
Memorandum 22:56 Date: November 25, 2022To: Presidents and Administrative Officers; Local, Provincial and Federated AssociationsFrom: David Robinson, Executive DirectorRe: Survey for Post-Secondary Faculty and ResearchersThe Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) is launching its inaugural State of the Post-Secondary Academic Profession Survey. The survey will build longitudinal information about issues and needs faced...
December 06, 2022
We are pleased to announce that Professor Minoo Derayeh has been nominated as Equity Officer (1 of 2 positions) for an additional term starting on June 1, 2023, and ending on May 31, 2025. Prof. Derayeh’s candidate statement can be found below in this email.In accordance with YUFA’s Constitution and...
November 16, 2022
A Leave Fellowship Fund (Article 19.30 of the YUFA Collective Agreement of $500,000.00 is available to provide peer-adjudicated additional grants of up to 10% of academic base salary to sabbaticants. The grants shall be subject to the conditions set out in Article 20.17 (b) of the YUFA Collective Agreement. The...
November 16, 2022
On November 14, 2022, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health strongly recommended that Ontarians wear masks in all indoor public settings. YUFA supports this position and advises members to consider wearing a well-fitted mask in all indoor areas. YUFA also strongly advises members to consider receiving the full complement of...
November 08, 2022
YUFA is seeking one (1) member to serve as Returning Officer for the Association. The Returning Officer’s primary duties are to ensure that all elections, including those for Officers, Stewards, ratification votes and approval of budgets and levies, conform with the YUFA Constitution and YUFA By-Laws and are conducted in a fair and trustworthy...
November 03, 2022
As part of the current collective agreement, YUFA obtained a new annual research grant to support research intensification and the administrative functions of members. After much urging from YUFA representatives through the Joint Committee on the Administration of the Agreement (JCoAA) over the last several months, the Employer has finally...
November 02, 2022
On October 31st, 2022, the Doug Ford government has introduced legislation that invokes the Notwithstanding Clause in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in order to forcibly impose a four-year collective agreement on CUPE educational workers in the public school system and quash the union’s legal right to strike. The...
October 28, 2022
In the last YUFA newsletter we reported on the employer's intention to increase the non-reduction levy charged to money purchase accounts when they are converted to an annual pension at retirement. The proposal would have reduced members' money purchase pensions by 5%. YUFA joined other employee groups on campus to...
October 28, 2022
YUFA continues to stand in solidarity with our Iranian members, as well as students and staff, and all those affected by the unrest in cities throughout Iran, where protests, led by women, have erupted following the death in custody of Mahsa (Jina) Amini. We are profoundly disheartened by the death...